Giovanni Noselli

Giovanni Noselli is an Associate Professor at SISSA - International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy, specializing in Solid and Structural Mechanics. He leads experimental and theoretical research at the SAMBA Lab, focusing on:

• Biological motility at micro-scale
• Structural and material instabilities
• Fracture mechanics of soft active materials
• Bio-inspired mechanical systems
• Additive manufacturing applications

Research trends from his publications show interdisciplinary focus combining mechanics, biology, and materials science, with emphasis on:

• Flutter instability in soft/hard materials
• Hydrogel and gel-based systems
• Electro-mechanical actuation
• Nutation in plant systems
• Micro-swimming and crawling mechanisms
• Metamaterial design

Scientific awards:

• Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis (2011, University of Trento)
• AIMETA Junior Prize in Structural Mechanics (2015)

Key grants include:

• PRO3 Program (2022-2024, €65k) - Swarm intelligence in organism collectives
• PRIN DISCOVER (2023-2025, €75k) - Bioinspired actuator design
• GNFM Fellowship (2016, €4.5k) - Soft active material instabilities
• NOFYSAS Fellowship (2012-2016, €40k) - Biomimetic micro-robots